diff --git a/tournaments/models/tournament.py b/tournaments/models/tournament.py
index be6abc4..34525c9 100644
--- a/tournaments/models/tournament.py
+++ b/tournaments/models/tournament.py
@@ -958,11 +958,11 @@ class Tournament(BaseModel):
     def display_matches(self):
         if self.end_date is not None:
             return True
-        if self.publish_brackets:
-            return True
         bracket_matches = self.bracket_matches()
         if len(bracket_matches) == 0:
             return self.display_group_stages()
+        if self.publish_brackets:
+            return True
 
         first_match_start_date = self.first_match_start_date(bracket_matches)
         if first_match_start_date is None: